2 teenage girls shot dead at Glendale, Arizona high school

Two 15-year-old girls have been killed in an apparent murder-suicide at the Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona. Both were students at the school.

Glendale police found the two girls on a covered patio near the administration area, spokeswoman Tracey Breeden told reporters. Both were declared deceased at the scene. A single gunshot wound was found on each body, along with a gun nearby. The police declined to confirm if this may have been a murder-suicide, and said the investigation was still ongoing.

Police: it is unclear the relationship between the students. There were no other students around at the of the shooting. #abc15

Initial reports described the victims as “two teenagers,” but offered no details. One KNXV-TV source said that two female students may have got into an “altercation” at the cafeteria, which ended with gunshots. The police could not confirm if there was a relationship between the girls, however.